United flight returns to Dulles airport after engine failure during takeoff

A United Airlines formation experienced an motor nonaccomplishment during takeoff from Dulles International Airport successful D.C. connected Saturday earlier safely returning to the airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA said United formation 803 was traveling to Tokyo when the motor failed Saturday afternoon. The plane, a Boeing 777-200 safely returned to the airdrome astir 1:20 p.m. 

The FAA said the bureau volition investigate.

There were 275 passengers and 15 unit members connected board, according to United Airlines.

"There were nary reported injuries," the hose said successful a connection to CBS News. "We've temporarily closed a United Club lounge astatine Dulles to assistance assistance our customers and enactment to get them to their destinations."

Recordings of exigency dispatchers connected Broadcastify.com bespeak firefighters were sent to the airdrome for an "outside fire" connected the runway astir the aforesaid time, but it was unclear if that was related to the plane's motor failure.

The formation was scheduled aboriginal Saturday connected a antithetic aircraft, United said.